Pediatric neurology and child development | senior unit heads
A private pediatric neurologist at EliteMed in Modi'in is a senior physician who heads a unit at a children's hospital and sees infants, children and adolescents for seizures and epilepsy, developmental delay, headaches, tics, attention difficulties and suspected autism. Consultations are available within days, without a referral, at the Ayala 360 Center, with a medical report accepted by schools and health frameworks. For urgent cases there is a track within 24 to 48 hours.
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Our pediatric neurologists
When to see a private pediatric neurologist
Most parents reach a pediatric neurologist after someone else raised a flag: the pediatrician, the kindergarten teacher, the school or a child development center. The problem is that in the public system the wait for a pediatric neurologist is sometimes measured in months, and in early childhood months are valuable developmental time. A private consultation is justified when the concern is real, when the work-up has stalled, or when parents want the opinion of a senior physician from a children's hospital. Book a consultation for:
- A first seizure already treated in the emergency room, recurrent febrile seizures, or repeated staring or absence episodes.
- Diagnosed epilepsy that is not controlled, side effects from medication, or a question about stopping treatment.
- Motor delay: the child is not rolling, sitting, walking, or is limping at an age when most children already do these things.
- Speech and language delay, loss of skills already acquired, or difficulty with social communication that raises the possibility of autism.
- Recurrent headaches or migraine in a child, especially if they wake the child from sleep, come with vomiting or are getting worse.
- Motor or vocal tics, Tourette syndrome, or other involuntary movements.
- Attention difficulties, restlessness or impulsivity that affect school and home, and a wish for a proper medical assessment.
- Low or high muscle tone, weakness, tremor, or toe-walking that persists beyond the usual age.
- A head circumference growing too fast or too slowly, or a brain imaging finding that needs a specialist's reading.
- Infants at risk: prematurity, a complicated birth or a family neurological history that calls for developmental follow-up.
- A second opinion before starting long-term medication or before an invasive work-up.
A first seizure lasting more than a few minutes, a child who does not wake properly after a seizure, high fever with drowsiness, or a sudden severe headache mean going to the pediatric emergency room, not booking a consultation.
What the consultation at EliteMed includes
A consultation with a private pediatric neurologist is a long appointment in which the physician gives time to the parents and the child together. The doctor reviews the pregnancy and birth history, the developmental milestones, questionnaires from kindergarten or school and earlier tests, observes the child at play and performs a full neurological examination in a calm setting. If you bring a video of a suspicious episode, an earlier EEG or brain imaging, they are reviewed in the same visit. The visit ends with a diagnosis or a working hypothesis and a plan: a complementary test, medication, referral to developmental therapies, or follow-up.
What sets the service apart:
- Physicians who head units at children's hospitals. The neurologists and the child development specialist at the center come from Schneider and Sheba and bring the hospital standard to the clinic in Modi'in.
- A subspecialist for every question. Epilepsy, child development, headaches and attention are each seen by the physician whose field it is, not by a general neurologist.
- Assessments and reports on site. ADHD and autism assessments are performed at the center, with formal reports accepted by education and health frameworks for accommodations and entitlements.
- No public-system waiting lists. An appointment with a pediatric neurologist is usually available within days rather than months. For urgent cases, such as a new seizure or developmental regression, there is a track within 24 to 48 hours.
- No referral needed. A private consultation requires no referral or Form 17. Bring the well-baby clinic booklet, the pediatrician's summaries, teacher or kindergarten questionnaires, and previous EEG and imaging with the reports.
- A multi-specialty center for children. When the picture needs more than one angle, for example attention difficulties with anxiety, or developmental delay with a digestive problem, psychiatry, pediatric gastroenterology and pediatric endocrinology are in the same building and the physicians confer.
- Consultations in English. The service consults in English, which matters when a child's development is being assessed through language.
- Insurance. Consultations qualify as private specialist consultations, reimbursable under most private policies (Harel, Phoenix, Menora and others) and health-fund supplementary plans (Shaban), subject to policy terms.
Who this suits: parents looking for a private pediatric neurologist in Modi'in who will see their child this week rather than in six months, families of a child with epilepsy who want senior-level follow-up, and parents who need a proper assessment for school accommodations. Serves Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Shoham, Hashmonaim, Beit Shemesh and Rishon LeZion, and English-speaking families from across central Israel.
Neurological conditions treated by the pediatric specialists
Epilepsy and seizures
Work-up of a first seizure, distinguishing febrile seizures, epilepsy and non-epileptic events, EEG interpretation, choice and adjustment of medication, and close follow-up until a decision on ending treatment.
Developmental delay
Assessment of motor, language and social milestones, identification of a cause where one exists, and focused referral to physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy or genetic and metabolic testing.
Suspected autism spectrum disorder
Clinical assessment of communication, social interaction and behaviour, together with child psychiatry when needed, with a diagnostic summary accepted by education and health frameworks.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
A full medical assessment that excludes other causes of attention difficulties, such as sleep disorders, anxiety or a hearing problem, medication when appropriate, and follow-up of response and side effects.
Headaches and migraine in children
Work-up of recurrent headaches, distinguishing migraine, tension-type headache and headaches that require imaging, and a treatment plan covering prevention, acute treatment and parent guidance.
Tics and Tourette syndrome
Diagnosis of motor and vocal tics, assessment of how much they interfere with the child, guidance for the family and the school, and medical or behavioural treatment when tics affect function.
Neonatal neurology and premature infants
Follow-up of infants at risk: prematurity, a complicated birth, abnormal tone or a brain imaging finding, to identify early and refer in time to therapies that change the developmental course.
Sleep disorders in children
Work-up of difficulty falling asleep, night waking, night terrors, snoring and daytime tiredness, which affect concentration, learning and mood, in coordination with the pulmonology and sleep service when needed.
Second opinions in pediatric neurology
A senior physician's review of an existing diagnosis, a treatment plan or a recommendation for an invasive work-up, so parents can decide with confidence.
The urgent track: a pediatric neurologist within 24 to 48 hours
Some situations cannot wait months: a first seizure already treated in the emergency room with instructions to follow up, loss of skills already acquired, headaches that have worsened over recent weeks, or a functional decline before a critical date at school. The center therefore runs an urgent track: you contact the intake line, a health coordinator reviews the request and the availability of the physician whose field it is, and the consultation is booked within 24 to 48 hours, subject to availability. The track is for a child who is stable but needs a fast assessment; it is not a substitute for the pediatric emergency room. The urgent track needs no referral either, and it is worth bringing all documentation, especially a video of the episode.
Preparing for the visit and what happens afterwards
The most useful thing to bring is documentation: a video of the episode that worries you, if you managed to film it, is worth more than any description. Also bring the well-baby clinic booklet, emergency room or hospital summaries, previous EEG and imaging with the reports, questionnaires completed by the kindergarten teacher or the school, and a list of medications and supplements. Arrive with the child calm and fed, and explain in advance that the doctor will talk, play and examine, with no injections. You leave with a written summary containing the diagnosis or working hypothesis, recommendations for complementary tests, treatment and follow-up, and where needed a letter for the educational framework. When an EEG, imaging or laboratory tests are required, they are coordinated with the hospital or with the center's imaging unit, and the results are reviewed at a follow-up visit.
The pediatric neurology team at EliteMed
EliteMed's pediatric neurology and child development service includes senior neurologists and a child development specialist from Schneider and Sheba, and an ADHD specialist. You can see the physicians and each one's subspecialty on the neurology doctors listing, and the other pediatric specialists on the private pediatric specialists in Modi'in page.
Book a consultation with a private pediatric neurologist
Frequently asked questions
When developmental delay is suspected, after a seizure or absence episodes, with recurrent headaches, tics, attention difficulties that affect function, or loss of skills already acquired. Also when the pediatrician has recommended a specialist work-up and the public-system wait is long relative to the concern; a private consultation shortens the path to a diagnosis.
A pediatric neurologist focuses on the nervous system: seizures, headaches, tone, movement and brain function. A child development specialist looks at the achievement of functional milestones as a whole: motor skills, language, communication and behaviour. At EliteMed the two fields work together, so a child with developmental delay and a neurological question is assessed in one place.
Yes. ADHD assessments are performed at the center by a specialist physician and include a clinical evaluation, exclusion of other causes and treatment when appropriate. The medical report is accepted by education and health frameworks for accommodations and entitlements. Autism assessments are also performed at the center, together with child psychiatry when needed.
Yes. The neurologists at the center provide ongoing follow-up of children with epilepsy, including EEG interpretation, choice and adjustment of medication, monitoring of side effects and the decision on ending treatment. The EEG itself, when required, is coordinated and the results are reviewed at a follow-up visit.
No referral is needed. Bring a video of the worrying episode if you have one, the well-baby clinic booklet, emergency room or hospital summaries, previous EEG and imaging with the reports, teacher or kindergarten questionnaires and a medication list. Good documentation shortens the work-up and sometimes saves tests.
The fee is given when you book, before the visit, and depends on the type of visit and any associated tests. The consultation qualifies as a private specialist consultation, reimbursable under most private policies and health-fund supplementary plans, subject to policy terms, and the center provides an invoice and a medical summary for the claim. The center is at the Ayala 360 Center, 21 HaMelachot Street, Building B, 5th floor, Modi'in, with free parking nearby.